poor connection speeds to ubuntu ftp server

[BKLounger]

So I have gproftpd 8.3.2. On the actual machine according to speakeasy speedtest I am getting 6274kbps download and 7009kbps upload. Yet when i connect to the server and download something the fastest I can get is 28kb/s. I am not the only user this is happening to. This just suddenly happened one day. Any suggestions?

 

[SleepWalkerX]

Try a different mirror.

 

[BKLounger]

not quite sure what you mean by mirror.

I run the ftp server myself. I have it set up with a name through dyndns. The machine at max only has 3 remote users. But even with only 1 user the speeds are still quite poor.

 

[Nothinman]

He thought you were trying to download Ubuntu, not that you were running your own FTP server on Ubuntu.

 

[Khyron320]

Try connecting locally is it still 28k/sec?

Speakeasy doesn't necessarily use ftp to test speed. Your internet provider could be shaping traffic and FTP is low priority.